Central & Eastern Africa

Central & Eastern Africa - IFEX http://www.ifex.org/central_eastern_africa/ Central & Eastern Africa en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:11:12 -0700 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:11:12 -0700 100 <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan journalist murdered]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/06/19/murder_seizure/ Vision Group journalist Pere Thomas was killed by unknown assailants on 16 June 2013. His laptop and cell phone were also stolen.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/06/19/murder_seizure/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Independent daily suspended in semi-autonomous region of Somalia]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/06/13/daily_suspended/ Hubaal, at the request of the acting attorney general.]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:44:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/06/13/daily_suspended/ <![CDATA[Uganda - IFEX members protest police attacks on journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/06/07/protest_policeviolence/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/06/07/protest_policeviolence/ <![CDATA[Burundi - Media groups face debilitating fines under new Burundi law]]> http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/06/06/media_law/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/06/06/media_law/ <![CDATA[Burundi - Online newspaper forum suspended in Burundi]]> http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/06/06/forum_suspended/ Iwacu's online reader's forum, alleging that the website had violated legal provisions, including “endangering national unity" and "public order and security." ]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/06/06/forum_suspended/ <![CDATA[Republic of Congo - Four independent newspapers suspended in the Republic of Congo]]> http://www.ifex.org/republic_of_congo/2013/06/06/media_suspension/ Afrique Education. The article referred to a letter by former defence minister Justin Lekoundzou about President Marien Ngouabi’s 1977 assassination. ]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/republic_of_congo/2013/06/06/media_suspension/ <![CDATA[Djibouti - Website technician gets 45 days in jail for defaming Djibouti police]]> http://www.ifex.org/djibouti/2013/05/31/technician_defamation/ Fri, 31 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/djibouti/2013/05/31/technician_defamation/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan government reopens four media houses after ten days of closure]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/30/reopen_media/ Thu, 30 May 2013 14:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/30/reopen_media/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Somali journalist shot following threats from armed group]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/30/journalist_badly_injured/ Thu, 30 May 2013 10:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/30/journalist_badly_injured/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Journalists attacked, arrested while protesting seizure of Ugandan media outlets]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/28/police_arrest_hrnj_uganda/ Tue, 28 May 2013 11:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/28/police_arrest_hrnj_uganda/ <![CDATA[Djibouti - Djiboutian website technician held for two weeks over Facebook photos]]> http://www.ifex.org/djibouti/2013/05/28/held_photo/ Tue, 28 May 2013 09:23:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/djibouti/2013/05/28/held_photo/ <![CDATA[South Sudan - Groups demand full investigation into killing of protesters in South Sudan]]> http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2013/05/27/investigation_protesters/ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:50:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2013/05/27/investigation_protesters/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - Censorship reigns in areas controlled by Congolese rebel group ]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/05/27/rebel_control/ Mon, 27 May 2013 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/05/27/rebel_control/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan police defy court order, occupy publication premises]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/24/defy_order/ Monitor publications, as they arrested five civil society members who were protesting the defiance.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/24/defy_order/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - Congolese journalist's body found in river 12 days after disappearance ]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/05/23/body_found/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/05/23/body_found/ <![CDATA[Kenya - Witnesses describe police killings of protesters, bystanders in Kenya ]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/05/23/kenya_witnesses_describe/ Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/05/23/kenya_witnesses_describe/ <![CDATA[Kenya - Kenyan court's interpretation of "citizens" limits access to information]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/05/22/kenya_narrow_court_interpretation/ Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/05/22/kenya_narrow_court_interpretation/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Security forces seize Ugandan media outlets]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/21/hrnj_u_statement_government/ Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/21/hrnj_u_statement_government/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan journalists blocked from reporting at airport]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/13/journalists_blocked/ Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/13/journalists_blocked/ <![CDATA[Chad - Chadian editor accused of "inciting hatred", blogger in Senegal expelled ]]> http://www.ifex.org/chad/2013/05/10/another_arrest/ Fri, 10 May 2013 10:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/chad/2013/05/10/another_arrest/ <![CDATA[Burundi - An unusual charge: Burundi policeman gets jail term for attacking reporter ]]> http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/05/08/police_attack/ Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/05/08/police_attack/ <![CDATA[South Sudan - South Sudan lacks media laws, fails to protect journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2013/05/07/stop_harassing/ Tue, 07 May 2013 13:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2013/05/07/stop_harassing/ <![CDATA[Chad - Anti-corruption blogger charged with defamation in Chad]]> http://www.ifex.org/chad/2013/05/07/blogger_charged/ Tue, 07 May 2013 09:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/chad/2013/05/07/blogger_charged/ <![CDATA[Sudan - Sudan: Stepped-up assault on media freedom]]> http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/05/03/sudan_stepped_up_assault/ Fri, 03 May 2013 14:25:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/05/03/sudan_stepped_up_assault/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Opposition journalist's 18-year prison sentence upheld in Ethiopia]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/05/03/charges_upheld/ Fri, 03 May 2013 10:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/05/03/charges_upheld/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Somali government recommits to protection of journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/03/government_recommits/ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/03/government_recommits/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Report examines deadly violence against Somali journalists in 2012]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/03/nusoj_launches_annual/ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/03/nusoj_launches_annual/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Ethiopia's terrorism law decimates media, group says]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/05/03/ethiopia_terrorism_law/ Fri, 03 May 2013 07:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/05/03/ethiopia_terrorism_law/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Reyot Alemu and the crime of courage]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/05/02/reyot_alemu_courage/ Thu, 02 May 2013 12:39:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/05/02/reyot_alemu_courage/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Police allegedly fire at media network owner in Somaliland]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/02/media_attack/ Thu, 02 May 2013 11:53:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/05/02/media_attack/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Report assesses safety of journalists in Uganda]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/02/hrnj_u_press_statement/ Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/02/hrnj_u_press_statement/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Uganda: No justice for April 2011 killings]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/29/justice_denied_impunity_prevails/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/29/justice_denied_impunity_prevails/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan IFEX member office broken into]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/26/unknown_people_broke/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:47:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/26/unknown_people_broke/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - Journalist accused of being spy for Congolese rebel group ]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/04/25/spying_charge/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:18:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/04/25/spying_charge/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan advocate wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/24/award_freedom/ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/24/award_freedom/ <![CDATA[Sudan - In Sudan, pledge to "free all political detainees" remains unfulfilled]]> http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/23/sudan_despite_pledge/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/23/sudan_despite_pledge/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - Congolese journalist faces year in prison, 100,000 dollars in damages]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/04/23/libel_case/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2013/04/23/libel_case/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Somalian journalist shot to death after returning from exile in Uganda]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/22/journalist_shot_killed/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:28:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/22/journalist_shot_killed/ <![CDATA[Kenya - Journalists receive death threats after story on Kenyan official's death]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/04/19/investigative_threat/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:39:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/04/19/investigative_threat/ <![CDATA[Kenya - Ban on play performance in Kenya must be lifted]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/04/19/artistic_expression/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2013/04/19/artistic_expression/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Somali journalist, human rights lawyers killed in deadliest attack since 2011]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/17/somalia_investigation/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/17/somalia_investigation/ <![CDATA[Sudan - Pre-publication censorship returns in Sudan]]> http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/15/censorship_strategy/ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:34:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/15/censorship_strategy/ <![CDATA[Chad - Opposition blogger held for three weeks by Chadian authorities]]> http://www.ifex.org/chad/2013/04/12/blogger_held/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/chad/2013/04/12/blogger_held/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Press freedom group condemns Ethiopian journalist's prison conditions]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/04/11/cpj_appeals_to_ethiopia/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/04/11/cpj_appeals_to_ethiopia/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Somali police question veracity of reports about killed journalist ]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/08/questions_murder/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/08/questions_murder/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - UN panel says Ethiopia's jailing of dissident columnist violates international law]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/04/08/un_panel/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/04/08/un_panel/ <![CDATA[Sudan - Sudanese authorities order editor's suspension, interrogate correspondent ]]> http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/08/editor_suspension/ Al Sahafa on 3 April. The NISS also harassed Al Jazeera’s Khartoum correspondent.]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/08/editor_suspension/ <![CDATA[Burundi - New law would limit protection of sources, increase fines for journalists in Burundi]]> http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/04/05/senate_law/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:21:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/burundi/2013/04/05/senate_law/ <![CDATA[Somalia - More radio stations muzzled in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/04/radio_closure/ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2013/04/04/radio_closure/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Muslim protest leaders face unfair trial in Ethiopia]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/04/02/ethiopia_muslim_protesters/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2013/04/02/ethiopia_muslim_protesters/